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Moderation Mess: Meta Admits Harmless Content Often Gets Taken Down Moderation Mess: Meta Admits Harmless Content Often Gets Taken Down
Moderation Mess: Meta Admits Harmless Content Often Gets Taken Down Meta is admitting that harmless content gets taken down amid criticism for its handling of moderation. “Too often, harmless content gets taken down, or restricted, and too many people get penalized unfairly,” the company's president of global affairs, Nick Glegg, told reporters on Monday, Dec. 2, according to a report in The Verge. Meta's platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. Despite advancements in AI moderation, Clegg acknowledged there is still “work to do” in ensuring fair and accurate enforcement, the report said. Meta has promised to refine its…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Security Tightened, Roads Closed Near State Capitol As Inauguration Day Nears Security Tightened, Roads Closed Near State Capitol As Inauguration Day Nears
Security Tightened, Roads Closed Near State Capitol As Inauguration Day Nears Though “no specific threat” has been identified, security around the New York State Capitol in Albany has been beefed up in the wake of the deadly pro-Trump Capitol Hill riots in Washington D.C. and in advance of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Additional law enforcement patrols began increasing security on Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Capitol, with some nearby roads closed down as a precaution as the state prepares for any potential threats. In advance of the inauguration, State Police troopers have also ramped up security at the state Capitol, some entrances w…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Lawsuit Threatened Against LI Rep. Peter King For Blocking Own Constituents On Facebook Lawsuit Threatened Against LI Rep. Peter King For Blocking Own Constituents On Facebook
Lawsuit Threatened Against LI Rep. Peter King For Blocking Own Constituents On Facebook A Facebook feud between U.S. Congressman Peter King of Long Island and the ACLU is heating up, with the organization threatening to sue for allegedly blocking constituents on Facebook. The Republican congressman has reportedly blocked dozens of people from his official Facebook page, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union, which has argued that the bans infringe on posters’ First Amendment rights. In response, attorneys for the New York affiliate of the ACLU are preparing a lawsuit that they plan to move forward with if the posters are not unblocked. “Like ejecting them from that…

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by Zak Failla